DOTHAN: 6:31 AM. Dothan 911 dispatched Dothan Fire Engines to 717 South Range Street to a structure fire at 717 South Range Street. At the time of dispatch kitchen fire, smoke visible.
Dothan Fire Engines 1 ( Central ), Truck 1 ( Central ), Dothan Fire Engines 4 ( Southside ), Dothan Fire Engine 5 ( Eastside ), Battalion Chief from Central Fire Station, and Rehab from Lakewood rolled.
On arrival this was a residential structure, duplex apartments, smoke and flames visible. Dothan Fire did a primary and secondary search making sure no one was inside. An offensive attack was done and by 6:47 AM Dothan Fire announced under control.
NOTE: The fireman change shifts at 7:00 AM. This fire was 29 minutes from off duty time and a working structure fire. This happens a lot with wrecks and medical calls. But you emergency service staff rolls and renders services without regard to time to get off. They stand by … time to work to save lives and property,.
REHOBETH: 2:13 AM. It was 2:13 AM when Houston County Sheriff 911 hit the tones for Rehobeth Fire – Rescue, Taylor Volunteer Fire, Southern Junction Volunteer Fire, Hodgesville Volunteer Fire and Madrid Volunteer Fire
As the tones sounded the Houston County Sheriff 911 dispatcher said all units, structure fire. 26 Hughes Drive in Rehobeth, residence on fire.
Because of the forward thinking of Rehobeth Mayor Kimberly Trotter, her fellow team members of Rehobeth Town Council and Todd Phillips, the Town of Rehobeth has full time fire and EMS at the station 24/7/365. The truck rolled. In addition, Fire Chief Nick Floyd and Town of Rehobeth Operations Manager Todd Phillips rolled. The other fire departments and host of volunteers out of their beds and rolled. Houston County Sheriff Department was dispatched and responded.
The first emergency unit that arrived on the scene announced smoke and flames visible and this is a working fire. The first fire engine company to arrive made entry and made sure all residents had evacuated. This was an offensive attack and the paid Rehobeth Fire – Rescue which also has volunteers and other departments joined together to work to save the residence.
The home did suffer major damage.
NOTICE: These residents had smoke detectors which alerted the residents to the smoke which woke them up and allowed the residents time to evacuate.
